Two judges confirmed their ability to administer justice, three did not

On January 29, 2024, the plenary session of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine considered the issue of correspondence of judges of local and appellate courts to their positions held, announced by the Commission on September 14, 2023.

In accordance with paragraph two, part one of Article 88 of the Law of Ukraine “On the Judiciary and the Status of Judges”, the decision to confirm the ability of a judge (candidate for the position of a judge) to administer justice in the relevant court shall enter into force from the date of adoption of this decision if it is supported by two-thirds of the votes of the appointed members of the Commission, but not less than nine votes.

Based on the results of the meeting, the Commission made the following decisions:

Upon consideration of the issue of appointing a qualification evaluation of judge of the Oktiabrskyi District Court of Poltava City, Hanna Andriienko, with regard to the imposition of a disciplinary sanction, the Commission decided to postpone its consideration until the completion of the qualification evaluation of the judge for correspondence to the position held.